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Every night in our house there comes a moment when Jeff and I start jockeying for a free pass on the nighttime parenting rituals. We go back and forth comparing our days: I got up at 5. Well, I had to fly to New York. I got up at two o’clock in the morning to [...]
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{Alternatively titled: The nastiest picture of my daughter you will ever see. I pray.}
Last week, we sold the changing table that we’ve used for all three nurseries. As the young couple walked out with it, rosy with the excitement that can only come from expecting your first child, my husband pulled aside the stranger-man and [...]
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1. Put your house on the market.
2. Lovingly let him sleep in until 10:00am on a Sunday.
3. Awake him and tell him you need just a half hour of sleep before you go house-hunting. You are so tired.
4. Call him from the bedroom, impersonating a real estate agent who has highly motivated buyers who need [...]
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When your husband complains of an earache and stuffiness for weeks on end, you may want to offer up a bit of sympathy rather than rolling your eyes at him. He may just have a double ear infection, sinus infection and popped eardrum.
Just something to keep in mind.
{Sorry, honey.}
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In a successful marriage, you need to lean on each other,
through good times,
and the bad.
Ask for support when you need it,
try not to get too frustrated,
and always communicate your needs,
whatever they may be.
Remember to always look ahead,
stop to smell the flowers,
and know that nothing is perfect.
But what fun is perfect, anyway?
{Which is not to say [...]
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My husband travels a great deal for business. Every now and then, especially if the trip has been long, he will return with goodies for the kids. Last week, he brought Lily pajamas with a matching set for her doll. Though excessive, they were just what she’d been longing for and functional as well. Ten [...]
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I am not normally a sucker. I am pessimistic and skeptical and generally a hard sell. Unlike my pussy of a husband, I have no problem saying no to salespeople. I am the one to haggle down car prices or turn down a “once in a lifetime” deal. I pride myself on this.
We live on [...]
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My husband has a tendency to tune me out more often than I’d like. For many years he successfully convinced me that I was crazy and never relayed to him information that I was completely sure I had. I’m onto him now, but it’s still infuriating to repeat myself three times simply because he wasn’t [...]
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As a young wife, I quickly learned that if I wanted it done the right way, I was going to have to do the grocery shopping myself. I never minded it at all— I had all the time in the world to leisurely peruse the aisles and plan recipes as I shopped. I could sip [...]
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I love to cook. I love researching recipes, shopping for them, preparing, presenting… I truly enjoy it all. Unfortunately, I married someone who would rather eat Chinese take-out every night than an impressive home-cooked meal. {Tragic, isn’t it?} Everything I prepare is judged by how it ranks to his beloved Hunan Garden’s Sesame Chicken. There [...]
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My husband is the single least selfish person I know. He is ridiculously generous and thoughtful to everyone he knows. It’s actually quite unbelievable. Except, when it comes to ice cream. Where frozen confection is concerned, he’s one selfish mother fucker.
Let’s begin with the box: Rather than soften ice cream on the counter like a [...]
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